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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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